All my films should be banned: Twinkle Khanna
Mumbai, Sep 8 : Writer-producer Twinkle Khanna, who once an actress in the Hindi film industry has said that all the films which featured her in the lead should be banned so that no one can watch it.
Twinkle interacted with the media at the launch of her book "Pyjamas Are Forgiving", along with husband Akshay Kumar and mother Dimple Kapadia, as also with Karan Johar, Ranveer Singh, Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, Bobby Deol, Tanya Deol, R. Balki, Gauri Shinde, Abhishek Kapoor, Mana Shetty and Sikandar Kher on Friday in Mumbai.
Twinkle made her Hindi film debut with "Barsaat" in 1995 and thereafter featured in a series of unsuccessful films like "Itihaas", "Zulmi" and 'Mela'. She quit acting after getting married to Akshay Kumar in 2001.
Asked which film of hers should now be remade, she jokingly said: "I haven't given a single hit in fact. I think that all my films should be banned so that no one can watch it."
Earlier, Twinkle wrote a book titled "The Legend Of Lakshmi Prasad" which was a collection of short stories - one of which was adapted for Akshay's "Pad Man", produced by Twinkle.
Asked whether she thinks that a film can be made on her latest book as well, she said: "I don't think that a film should be made on each story of mine. I have done my job by writing the story and that is all I am interested in."
Talking about her latest book, the "Mrs Funnybones" author said: "This is my third book and I guess when I look at everything that I do, it's always about women finding their place in the world.
"To me, what I personally find interesting is that, here is a woman who is interested in finding redemption and not finding a man. It also has an interesting premise because it's in stringent Ayurvedic retreat and in a confined environment like the 'Bigg Boss' as when you are in a closed place, all the emotions run high and that was interesting for me."
There is a mention of well-known political figure in Twinkle's book.
Asked whether it can lead to a controversy, she said: "I don't think that I have written anything which anybody would take offense to. What has been written, it has been in jest. So, I hope people will enjoy the humour and I think they will."
Twinkle is a mother to a teenage son Aarav and five-year-old daughter Nitara.
Commenting on the constant media scrutiny around her children, she said: "The times are such that I think the freedom that we enjoyed whether it was going by train or taking a cycle and roaming around in a neighbourhood, those times are gone. What does scare me is that once these children become very recognised, it is dangerous for them."
As a feminist, what kind of advice she would give to her daughter Nitara?
Twinkle said: "There is no advice as such as I think the biggest advice or example that you can give to your daughters is by setting a good example yourself and I hope I am doing that."
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Excise policy cases: SC agrees to hear Sisodia's pleas seeking relaxation of bail conditions
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear AAP leader Manish Sisodia's pleas seeking relaxation of bail conditions which require him to report to the investigating officer on every Monday and Thursday in the corruption and money laundering cases related to Delhi excise policy.
A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan issued notices to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking their responses on Sisodia's applications.
On August 9, the apex court had granted him bail in the corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, saying long incarceration for 17 months without trial had deprived him of his right to speedy trial.
The apex court had imposed conditions, including that he shall report to the investigating officer on every Monday and Thursday between 10-11 am.
During the hearing on Friday, senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Sisodia, said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader has appeared before the investigating officers 60 times.
"I (Sisodia) am a respectable person," the senior advocate said.
Singhvi said that similar condition was imposed by the apex court on other accused in the case.
"The same ED has given no objection to all other accused," he said.
The bench said, "On the next date, we will clarify it."
"Issue notice, returnable two weeks," the top court said.
The former Delhi deputy chief minister was arrested by both the CBI and the ED in corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.
He was arrested by the CBI on February 26, 2023 for purported irregularities in the formulation and implementation of the now scrapped Delhi excise policy 2021-22.
The following month, the ED arrested him in the money laundering case stemming from the CBI FIR on March 9, 2023. He resigned from the Delhi cabinet on February 28, 2023.
In its August 9 verdict granting bail to Sisodia in both the cases, the apex court had said it was high time that the trial courts and the high courts should recognise the principle that "bail is rule and jail is exception".
"We find that, on account of a long period of incarceration running for around 17 months and the trial even not having been commenced, the appellant (Sisodia) has been deprived of his right to speedy trial," it had said.
The top court had directed him to furnish a bail bond of Rs 10 lakh with two sureties of the like amount.
It had directed that Sisodia shall surrender his passport with the special court and not make any attempt either to influence the witnesses or to tamper with the evidence.
The apex court had set aside the May 21 verdict of the Delhi High Court, which had dismissed Sisodia's pleas seeking bail in both these cases.
The ED and the CBI had opposed his bail pleas.
